Knee MRI (without contrast) cost at US hospitals

MRI joint of lower extremity without contrast · CPT 73721

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Knee MRI (without contrast)

A plain knee MRI is the test that settles what is torn inside a knee — the meniscus, the cruciate ligaments, the cartilage. Nothing is injected, and the result usually decides whether an operation is on the table or not.

$233.59

lowest cash price

$2,130.88

national median

$11,676.27

highest cash price

804

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $233.59–$11,676.27 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$233.59

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — Rochester, MI

Most expensive published cash price

$11,676.27

Adventhealth Redmond — Rome, GA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,409.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,179.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $360.00 $3,651.96 $4,509.96
Arizona 20 $349.71 $518.62 $5,898.16
Arkansas 6 $561.60 $1,034.85 $3,174.60
California 66 $630.21 $2,392.00 $6,729.45
Colorado 17 $403.33 $5,395.84 $5,395.84
Florida 81 $590.15 $3,591.90 $9,286.00
Georgia 25 $825.84 $1,549.08 $11,676.27
Hawaii 2 $1,101.12 $1,101.12 $1,747.50
Illinois 51 $950.00 $3,375.36 $7,156.80
Indiana 26 $945.50 $1,165.20 $6,516.07
Iowa 30 $1,023.69 $2,921.37 $8,006.00
Kansas 11 $1,610.80 $4,032.52 $4,353.05
Kentucky 26 $955.19 $3,517.20 $6,776.40
Louisiana 1 $638.04 $638.04 $638.04
Maine 7 $1,366.70 $2,139.80 $2,554.55
Maryland 2 $276.60 $276.60 $276.60
Michigan 27 $233.59 $3,636.00 $8,136.00
Minnesota 19 $820.99 $2,514.40 $3,237.60
Mississippi 11 $322.96 $1,025.00 $1,419.60
Missouri 20 $1,180.08 $1,695.10 $3,874.00
Montana 2 $1,331.20 $1,331.20 $1,724.00
Nebraska 12 $1,257.90 $1,583.00 $2,966.50
Nevada 3 $1,543.15 $2,071.12 $2,293.39
New Hampshire 1 $3,614.95 $3,614.95 $3,614.95
New Jersey 21 $264.17 $267.55 $284.66
New Mexico 2 $1,602.72 $1,602.72 $1,602.72
New York 22 $286.04 $286.04 $4,506.00
North Carolina 15 $1,501.50 $1,922.30 $4,104.00
North Dakota 4 $2,511.20 $2,511.20 $2,904.00
Ohio 54 $1,013.20 $2,447.90 $5,265.00
Oklahoma 16 $1,416.80 $1,953.60 $6,086.00
Oregon 13 $441.99 $1,408.50 $1,988.25
Pennsylvania 31 $462.00 $1,705.20 $6,214.20
South Carolina 11 $809.00 $2,169.60 $3,217.50
South Dakota 7 $2,696.00 $3,053.60 $3,292.00
Tennessee 38 $449.79 $614.85 $1,180.17
Texas 110 $728.19 $2,257.48 $4,251.10
Virginia 43 $603.52 $1,932.50 $5,499.90
Washington 25 $941.97 $1,531.60 $2,905.70
West Virginia 17 $868.50 $1,466.00 $6,122.40
Wisconsin 33 $926.82 $2,110.00 $5,058.83
Wyoming 4 $800.52 $1,818.79 $2,053.01

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $511.83 $105.33 – $1,022.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $511.83 $105.33 – $1,022.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $511.83 $105.33 – $1,022.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $511.83 $105.33 – $1,022.00
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $518.62 $166.84 – $1,784.25
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $561.60 $210.27 – $442.68
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $575.72 $166.84 – $1,784.25
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $585.55 $166.84 – $2,964.80
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $587.20 $217.46 – $484.45
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $590.15 $235.35 – $525.31
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $590.15 $235.35 – $525.31
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $590.15 $232.92 – $1,111.00
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $603.52 $304.57 – $786.00
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $603.52 $169.21 – $786.00
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $603.52 $304.57 – $786.00
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $603.52 $304.57 – $786.00
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $605.11 $166.84 – $963.90
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $609.02 $166.84 – $1,784.25
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $614.85 $121.83 – $485.38
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $614.85 $232.80 – $507.50
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $614.85 $194.07 – $472.27
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $614.85 $220.67 – $485.38
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $614.85 $203.05 – $543.24
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $614.85 $203.05 – $543.24
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $614.85 $169.21 – $471.92
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $614.85 $214.55 – $471.92
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $614.85 $214.55 – $519.55
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $614.85 $230.73 – $507.50
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $614.85 $169.21 – $558.72
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $614.85 $232.80 – $507.50
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $630.21 $35.56 – $3,122.73
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $634.00 $47.87 – $480.35
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $638.04 $225.33 – $2,251.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $685.61 $166.84 – $2,964.80
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $685.80 $221.13 – $1,028.70
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $728.19 $175.86 – $1,975.92
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $728.19 $175.86 – $1,975.92
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $728.19 $175.86 – $1,975.92
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $730.80 not published
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $734.67 $306.34 – $10,611.90
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $735.74 $198.37 – $651.42
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $735.74 $198.37 – $629.71
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $748.80 $210.27 – $1,204.00
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $776.52 $175.61 – $1,975.92
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $786.24 $210.27 – $442.68
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $800.52 $514.62 – $1,848.82
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $802.40 $192.03 – $441.44
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $809.00 $221.92 – $420.01
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL $816.12 $249.17 – $553.15
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $820.99 $220.12 – $1,474.00

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